July 16th How Your T-Shirt Can Make a Difference

1. Cotton is ( everywhere) , in your furniture, in your food , in your closet and even in your wallet.

2. Cotton has a ( major ) impact on the planet.

3. It takes ( 2,700 ) liters of water to make one cotton T-shirt.

4. It's ( enough ) for ( one ) person to drink water for ( 900 ) days.

5. It also takes a lot of ( energy ) to ( grow ), ( manufacture ), and ( transport ) and mostly, it needs energy to ( care ) for it.

6. One load of drying uses (5 times) more energy than washing.

7. One load of washing uses (40) gallons of water.

8. Now think how often you wash & dry your t-shirts.

9. Don’t we have ( plenty ) of resources? (Plenty ) of water?

yes, but…

10. ( 97 ) % is salty

11. Nearly, ( 2 )% is locked in snow or ice.

12. That leaves us ( less ) than ( 1 )% that we can access.

13. And ( 70 )% of that grows our ( crops ).

14. ( Cotton) is a very ( thirsty ) crop.

15. Now, think how many T-shirts are in your ( closet ).

16. Now, think how many T-shirts are in your ( city ).

17. Now, think how many T-shirts are in your ( country ).

18. Now, think how many T-shirts are on the ( planet ).

19. How many ( T-shirts ) do you need?

20. How often do you need to ( wash ) and ( dry ) them?

21. There is a ( solution ).

22. We can use ( less ) water and ( less ) energy.

23. ( Skip ) the drying and ironing.

24. And ( save ) ( 1/3 ) of your T-shirt’s ( carbon ) ( footprint ).

25. Choices / Make a ( difference ).

26. Make ( each ) choice count.